Some people call this a sport . . . I consider it more like an activity. (especially according to George Carlin's definition of a sport in that to be a sport, you have to use a ball, be able to use your hands, and risk serious injury.)
Geocaching is really just a high-tech world-wide treasure hunt. As a minimum to participate, you need a GPS unit (I use a Garmin E-Map and the associated MapSource software) and a sense of adventure. Some of the caches are easy to find while others require special equipment and in some cases, training! We stick to the easier ones, looking for those with interesting historical significance or panoramic vistas (those close to home are also inviting.)
As of this writing, my favorite find has been a series of caches in the Ramstein/Kaiserslautern, Germany area placed by "Dark Blue". They are a series that took me on a journey not only through some of the most beauiful countryside to be seen but through time as well. From an out-of-the-way cave to the ruins of a Cloister, parts of which date back to at least the 1100's! For those cachers out there, on Geocaching.com you can find them with the following waypoint codes
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We have also placed four travel coins to see where they will end up. One is currently in Germany, one is in Oregon, one is in Wisconson (I believe) and the fourth one has been released in New Mexico.
I have also become involved with a group of geocachers here in Oklahoma called the "Central Oklahoma Geocachers". We even wanted our own trackable geocoin (see below). So, I designed it, they liked the idea and then with some tweaking by the manufacturer, Coins and Pins.com we developed a great looking item.
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This page was last updated on 31 July 05